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Regulatory Software Company ViClarity Launches AI-Powered Regulation Tracker

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:25:32 EST

Reg Monitor automatically scans for applicable rule changes and provides users with AI-generated summaries of regulatory updates.

Skadden Execs Turned Legal Tech Advisers Talk Navigating Client Tech Demands

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:01:04 EST

Harris Tilevitz recently stepped away from his role as Skadden's chief AI and technology officer to advise Harvey. He and former Skadden CEO Eric Friedman—now an adviser to Ironclad and Litera—discussed how law firms can balance security and innovation.

Your Client Is Talking to ChatGPT About Their Case. After 'Heppner,' That's a Discovery Problem.

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:02:57 EST

Defense attorneys are not losing sleep over 'Heppner.' They are sharpening discovery requests.

Patlytics Secures $40M in Series B Funding With Contribution From Relativity

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:59:59 EST

The funding will be used to help the startup expand its presence in Asia and provide its AI patent technology to a range of industries including life sciences.

Outside Counsel Selection Platform Priori Adds Agentic AI Features to RFP Offering

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:46:50 EST

Scout is designed to help in-house teams scope work, identify possible outside counsel providers, draft RFPs and evaluate responses.

Death Bot? Lawyers Question Privilege and Foreseeability Amid Rising ChatGPT Litigation

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:13:33 EST

Attorneys weigh in on litigating products liability and wrongful death amid a planned lawsuit against OpenAI over claims ChatGPT provided advice to the alleged Florida State University gunman.

Bankruptcy and Restructuring Company Stretto Launches New Research Platform

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:29:59 EST

Research Suite by Stretto is built to surface and compare bankruptcy documents across jurisdictions and inform case strategy.

Parrot Founder Launches AI Workflow Platform Felix, Raises $1.7M Pre-Seed Round

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:59:59 EST

The startup plans to use the funding to advance its platform's capabilities and continue to ensure the accuracy of its automation.

UPL Claim Against ChatGPT Faces Hurdles, but Social Media Addiction Verdicts May Bolster Liability

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:30:10 EST

The landmark verdicts holding Meta and YouTube liable for failure to protect children from the harmful effects of social media could serve as a blueprint for Nippon's case against OpenAI, some legal observers say.

'Figuring Out How to Deal With This': How Are Courts Grappling With Disciplining AI Hallucinations?

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:42:56 EST

Some judges have issued sharp reprimands, while others are still weighing how to balance accountability with evolving technology and modern practice.

Legaltech Rundown: Thomson Reuters Teams Up With Hotshot in Law Schools, Clio Adds Agentic Features to Clio Work, and More

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:59:59 EST

An update on the legal tech market's past week, from product launches to new partnerships.

Specialty AI Insurance Emerges as Key Tool to Tamp Down Risk

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:50:52 EST

“As AI incidents surge and insurers increasingly add AI exclusions to traditional policies, companies face growing exposure to legal, financial and regulatory fallout from algorithmic failures," said Alissa Lugo, a senior director analyst at Gartner.

Litigation Tech Provider AI.Law Releases 2nd Version of Its Platform

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:55:21 EST

Advanced AI.Law is designed to deliver users a unified platform for document management, cases analysis and drafting, among other litigation tasks.

AI in Legal Workflows Raises a Hard Question: Who Owns the Risk?

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:44:59 EST

If an AI system mishandles privileged information, introduces bias, exposes regulated data, or compromises evidentiary integrity, the legal team and the organization still bear the consequence. For general counsel, managing partners, CIOs, and directors of legal operations, AI adoption is now a governance, compliance, and risk ownership issue.

Solve Intelligence Acquires AI Patent Litigation Startup Palito.ai, Announces Munich Office

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:58:50 EST

Solve Intelligence plans to add Palito.ai's capabilities, including validity analysis and case law research, to its platform.

‘Seminal Cases'? Appeals Courts Confront Fake Cites in Wave of AI-Related Sanctions Orders

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:56:49 EST

For court watchers, the recent rulings raise questions about whether sanctions alone can deter the problem—and offer an early glimpse of the case law that may develop around artificial intelligence use in brief writing.

Capgemini's Head of Legal Ops: Legal Departments ‘Are Moving Beyond Simple Automation'

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:59:59 EST

Ashley Miller, general counsel of financial services, North America and head of legal operations, Capgemini Americas, which won the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award for Most Innovative Legal Operations Team of the Year, talks about how innovations thrive when legal tech providers and law firms co-develop solutions with in-house teams.

Kyndryl Senior Counsel: Emerging Tech Will Reshape How Legal Departments Select Outside Counsel

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:59:59 EST

Dan Fox, senior counsel at Kyndryl Legal Department, which won the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award for Regulatory, Governance and Compliance Technology, talks about why he believes AI agents will have a transformative impact on legal departments in the near future.

Monetary Sanctions May Be on the Rise as 'Frustrated' Courts Grapple With AI Hallucinations

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:59:59 EST

"I would assume that they'll keep ramping up the sanctions until this gets resolved. Again, this is an error that there might have been an excuse for previously, but as we go further and further along, there'll be less and less of an excuse for," one litigator told Law.com.

Legal-Specific AI Transcription Looks to Fill the Privacy Gap. Will It Work?

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:03:43 EST

While legal-specific AI transcription tools aim to keep safety in mind, legal professionals have a laundry list of requirements and potential risks.

Better Client Service? Inside Goodwin's Ambitious AI Training Program

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:23:37 EST

Firmwide training initiative Propel aims to use the AI across practice groups and workflows to serve clients more efficiently.

Google X's Discovery, Litigation Strategy Leader: Gen AI is ‘Fundamentally Reshaping' the Legal Department, Outside Counsel Relationship

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:59:59 EST

Alex Ponce de Leon, senior discovery and litigation strategy leader at Google X and winner of the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award for Innovator of the Year - Legal Department (Individual), discusses how a move toward insourcing is forcing legal departments to reevaluate their outside counsel.

Uber's Chief Deputy GC: Legal Tech ‘Collaboration Must Replace Standardization'

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:59:59 EST

Katie Waitzman, vice president and chief deputy general counsel at Uber Technologies, which won the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award for Most Innovative Legal Department of the Year, discusses how AI agents will redefine productivity and knowledge management.

Cox Media Group's GC: Legal Tech Accelerates Bifurcation of Legal Profession

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:59:59 EST

Eric D. Greenberg, EVP and general counsel at Cox Media Group and winner of the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award for Change Management Leader of the Year - Legal Department (individual), talks about how GCs need to partner with their outside counsel to navigate complexity.

IAPP GS Day 2: Courts' Powers Over Privacy and US-EU Data Law Tension

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:19:38 EST

Takeaways from the conference on the dual role of courts in protecting privacy rights and the struggle to build a Trans-Atlantic data transfer regime.

Legal Contracting Startup Crosby Secures $60M in Series B Round

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:53:49 EST

The startup, which previously received investment from Cooley, will use its new funding to bolster the development of its platform for clients.

Law Firms Ramp Up Lateral Hiring of Attorneys with AI Expertise

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:05:33 EST

SurePoint Technologies' 2025 State of the Legal Industry Report found that more legal professionals, primarily associates, are specializing in AI's intersection with different kinds of law.

DHL's Chief Legal Officer: Emerging Tech Spurs Need for New Outside Counsel ‘Pricing Models and Performance Metrics'

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:59:59 EST

Mark Smolik, chief legal officer at DHL Supply Chain Americas, which won the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award for Best Use of Artificial Intelligence, talks about how AI and automation will change how legal departments engage outside counsel.

Solstice Advanced Materials' Head of Legal Ops Discusses How Firms, Vendors Can Enable Legal Department Innovation

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:59:59 EST

Sarah Sawvell, senior director, head of legal operations at Solstice Advanced Materials, which won the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award for Business Impact Through Technology, talks about the ways her legal department has found firms and vendors be helpful in supporting tech adoption.

Linklaters, Gide Advise as Mistral AI Raises $830 Million to Buy NVIDIA Chips for Data Center

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:43:58 EST

It is the second large funding haul in recent months for Paris-based Mistral, which has been in the vanguard of an EU push for independence from U.S. tech giants.

IAPP GS Day One: OpenAI, Anthropic Attorneys Delve Into the Privacy-Safety Tradeoff in AI

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:43:48 EST

As privacy professionals see their roles expand to incorporate oversight of AI, their traditional prerogatives are running up against safety and governance concerns.

The $285 Billion Warning: Why Legal Departments Must Move Beyond the Billable Hour Now

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:03:59 EST

What the collapse of per-seat software pricing means for the future of legal spend.

Some Federal Judges Are Embracing Gen AI, Though Many Are Split on Its Potential for Courts

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:36:48 EST

A survey by Northwestern University found that, despite a lack of widespread AI training, many judges are leveraging gen AI for a handful of use cases, with some even encouraging gen AI use by staff in their chambers.

Seyfarth Shaw Partner: Law firms Should Invest in AI Training in Law Schools or Via Associate Programs

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:59:59 EST

David Baffa, labor and employment partner and co-chair of the workplace litigation and counseling practice group at Seyfarth Shaw, which won the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award for Regulatory, Governance and Compliance Technology, discusses the business barriers to innovation in firms, and how transformational leadership can make a significant difference.

WSHB Co-Founder: Legal Tech Needs ‘Greater integration, Stronger Predictive Insight'

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:59:59 EST

Daniel Berman, executive chairman and co-Founder at Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP, who won Law Firm Innovator of the Year, discusses how certain forces are overcoming the biggest barriers to legal innovation, namely law firm tradition and cultural resistance.

Meta's AGC: ‘Legal Tech Is Fundamentally Shifting the Outsourcing Paradigm'

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:59:59 EST

Jen Fryhling, associate general counsel at Meta Platforms, which won the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Award for Best Custom Legal Technology Development (In-House), discusses how AI will push client-firm relationships to become less transactional and more about partnerships.